What is the Least Common Multiple of 66238 and 66246?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 66238 and 66246 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 66238 and 66246, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(66238,66246) = 2
LCM(66238,66246) = ( 66238 × 66246) / 2
LCM(66238,66246) = 4388002548 / 2
LCM(66238,66246) = 2194001274

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 66238 and 66246 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 66238 and 66246. First we will calculate the prime factors of 66238 and 66246.

Prime Factorization of 66238

Prime Factorization of 66246

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 66238 and 66246.

LCM(66238,66246) = 2¹ × 33119¹ × 3¹ × 61¹ × 181¹
LCM(66238,66246) = 2194001274